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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
8
Washington reports indicate a near record farm output for 1954 as farmers cut cotton, corn, and wheat while shifting land to soybeans flaxseed sorghums and other commodities with price supports. Secretary Benson cites high yields due to fertilizer and land use on best lands despite controls.
Readers warn that 7500 libraries and 1450 bookstores are too few while over 116000 newsstands sell millions of paperbacks and magazines. The note places Reno, Nevada, farther west than Los Angeles, California, inviting readers to study the map.
The Linda Theatre features July 8 and 9 shows Men of Fighting Lady with Van Johnson and Dewey Martin. July 8 9 also offers Red River Shore with Rex Allen. A double feature Abbott and Costello Go to Mars and Pinocchio screens with Pinocchio admission 15e. Sunday night presents Princess of the Nile with Debra Pagents and Jeffrey Hunter. July 9 10 shows Black Horse Canyon with Joel McCrea and Marie Blanchard. July 16 17 brings Carnival Story starring Anne Baxter and Steve Cochran.
Dr. A H Douthwaite told a British Medical Association sleep seminar that men snore more than women. He suggested the ancient habit of males making noises at night to deter marauders may explain the difference and urged wives to view snoring as a sign of affection.
The Senate passed a bill creating a new scale of re-enlistment bonuses for service members who re-enlist after their term ends. It targets highly skilled and highly trained personnel who have advanced in grades.
A 17 year old named Bobby Robertson died of blood poisoning after pulling his own abscessed tooth with pliers and probing the cavity with a rusty nail. He lived with his brother in a Florida trailer park. He died Monday following the Friday removal.
Luther Evans director general of UNESCO said in Geneva that more than half of the world’s 550 million children receive no education. He spoke at the opening session of the 17th annual conference on public education. Evans is from Sayersville Texas.
In Kendal England Dr Edward H Hopkinson denied reconnecting power lines after billing cut off claiming an atomic egg powers his home via nuclear fission. The jury doubted the claim and fined him 196 pounds. The second fragment shows a wife scolding her husband for asking about a dead man’s wellbeing.
The piece argues Congress must raise the debt limit to avoid a government shutdown, citing a 275 billion cap and a 62.6 billion revenue forecast for 1954-55. It cites Governor Francis Cherry of Arkansas on wasteful spending, including 30 percent quarterly overruns and unspent balances prompting higher future appropriations, noting highway project waste.
A fragment shows multiple church schedules including First Presbyterian First Assembly of God First Baptist Church and others with service times Sunday School and worship. Also a public notice: Citation No 10577 in Grayson County Texas lists final accounting by Bertha Ross as administratrix for W W Ross estate with hearing date and instructions.
The author argues that waste in the federal budget could be trimmed by at least 5 percent, citing 2,743,801 federal civilians and 7,047,000 on federal state and local payrolls. A one-third cut could save about $3 billion plus overhead, with a targeted plan needed to reduce payroll by 30 percent within a year.
Town of Seven Springs resumes Sunday mail delivery July 18 after residents raised 136 dollars to cover annual costs. The Post Office had suspended service last month as an economy measure and returned the funds with a reinstating letter from district supervisor F. B. Davis. A following survey notes four times as many radios as TVs in use in the U.S., with 13 million radios and 7 million televisions produced last year.
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